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Unfortunately I've never seen a Danzig show or met the guy, but he is one of my favorite artists. Everyone in the world has said he's a douche - so he must be. I mean, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say how cool he is - so he must be an ass.
I wouldn't judge how dark and evil he is based on the type of sounds on these discs though. So much death metal is complete crap so I applaud him for putting some blues in his metal. My favorite disc is Danzig 4 and that's a pretty dark and dismal recording. And - 7 and 8 are both great full blown rock records.
It's a great thing though that i don't give a crap about what he does outside of recording or I would certainly never had made it all the way to the lost tracks. Just like i would have never made it all the way to now with Slayer if I actually cared about what they did outside the studio.
Quite liked the Auf der Mar version as well.
In the "fight" incident, Glenn did not steal another bands slot. Danzig was the headliner and didn't need to steal anything from anyone. That being said, the opening band in question had cameras everywhere, confronted Danzig while he was signing autographs and meeting with fans, interrupted him, and wouldn't let it go. It was unfortunate, but it happened. The fact is that the North Side Kings got screwed out of the show because of the PROMOTER of the show....not Glenn. Then again, what publicity could they get by confronting the promoter? None. So they go after Glenn with cameras rolling. Truly pathetic.
As far as the racist and homo-phobic comments go...give me a break. the song "White Devil Rise" was indeed written as a response to Farrakhan's racist remarks, but the song itself was actually suggested by Rick Rubin who was Glenn's producer at the time. They recorded it and no big deal became of it. Glenn has never been associated with racist groups. If you did your homework, you would have known that Danzig was supposed to have recorded one of his songs (from Lucifuge) with a guest vocalist....an african-american blues artist whose name I won't mention. The collaboration never took place due to the artist passing away shortly before the song was to be recorded. So there goes your theory on that one. As for him using the word "gay" in a statement about the X-men movie....come on! Are we so stupid that we take every word anyone says and hold it to a literal and serious meaning? You've got to be kidding me. That accusation is just "gay". See? Get the point? I didn't mean it in the way you think i did!
Finally...Glenn Danzig, aside from being a great musician/singer/song-writer who even wrote songs for Johnny Cash (who everyone seems to love these days), Glenn is also very kind to his fans. He takes time to meet with, take pictures with, and sign autographs for any fan who wants one. Is he a bit eccentric? Sure...but as long as you're not an asshole to him, he won't be one to you. Kind of like how it is with most everyone. So, yes....he is actually a very cool person if you get the chance to meet him.
Can't stress it enough
The cover was just horrid.
To the author of this article :
Don't get too personal about danzig, because your anger towards him gives you too much imagination.
As a matter of fact, this article is a big package of false facts.
There will never be any danzig cover that is good or the best to date.
That was just horrible
Evidently people do not know good music at all.
Danzig is the greatest singer/songwriter in history.
Like anyone would even dare to compete with that.
Oh yeah, I'm with Tara on that being the worst cover I've ever heard. It ranks somewhere between funny and really, really sad.
I mean, you know it's 2009? You must. C'mon.
I love how you gave big ups to yourself! Cute!